Vertical abstract in sulfur dioxide, coal dust, and iron rust on canvas (2022): diluted black pigments cascade like a waterfall; evokes Li Bai’s “Viewing the Waterfall at Mount Lu.” 2022
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Painting & Poetry Series

Waterfall of Three Thousand Feet

A falling line of time

Year
2021
Medium
Coal, ink and clay on canvas
Size
50 × 60 cm

Sulfur dioxide, coal dust, and iron rust on canvas, 2022 — vertical pigments cascade like a torrent, echoing Li Bai’s sublime vision.

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Inspired by Li Bai’s Viewing the Waterfall at Mount Lu, this work uses gravity and diluted coal pigment to create a vertical rush of black, as though time itself is plunging downward. The piece invites viewers to experience the weight and grandeur of natural force in motion.

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